in somalia, hundreds of communities are being ravaged by drought, causing a humanitarian crisis that is harming the country s most vulnerable. we have a special report. and johnny depp s lawyers say accusations of domestic violence have ruined him, during closing arguments in the defamation trial with amber heard. hello and welcome to bbc news. police in texas say it was the wrong decision to delay entering the classroom in a school in the city of uvalde, where 21 people were killed by a gunman on tuesday. it took 53 minutes for armed police to eventually go in. as local people come to terms with tragedy, grief is turning into anger. here s our north america editor, sarah smith. terrified students were rescued from the school while the gunman was still in one of the classrooms. the children trapped inside were desperately calling 911 for help. one young girl called back four times, telling the operator some of the students are still alive, and pleading, please send the polic
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latin america reports its first case of monkeypox as the world health organization warns the number of infections will continue to rise. to her majesty, tuck in. cheers! and a feast fit for a queen. preparations are in full swing for the platinumjubilee. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. police in texas say it was the wrong decision to delay entering the classroom in a school in the city of uvalde, where 21 people were killed by a gunman on tuesday. it took 53 minutes for armed police to eventually go in. as local people come to terms with tragedy, grief is turning into anger. here s our north america editor sarah smith. terrified students were rescued from the school while the gunman was still in one of the classrooms. the children trapped inside were desperately calling 911 for help. one young girl called back four times, telling the operator some of the students are still alive, and pleading, please send the police now. authorities now have
to avoid being captured. the head of scotland s state run ferry network has told the bbc that rising passenger numbers, more intense storms and a lack of new vessels have combined to cause a deterioration in the service. robbie drummond s comments will pile more pressure on the scottish government over the botched purchase of two ferries which are under construction but are years late and millions of pounds over budget. our scotland editor james cook has that story. please ensure you have all your belongings with you. thank you for travelling with caledonian macbrayne. scotland s ferries are in hot water. they keep breaking down and someone has bungled the building of boats to replace them. but what does that mean for the islanders who rely on the service? we set off on a journey to find out. first stop, the isle of arran, in the firth of clyde, where getting to the mainland can be a struggle, even in an emergency. so, that was me, having had a mini stroke at the weekend, whe
may have to retreat to avoid being captured. now on bbc news, our world. on the 24th of february, russian president vladimir putin ordered a military invasion of neighbouring ukraine. reporter: , , ., ukraine. reporter: russian troops are closin: in reporter: russian troops are closing in on reporter: russian troops are closing in on the reporter: russian troops are closing in on the capital, - reporter: russian troops are closing in on the capital, and l closing in on the capital, and in the last few hours multiple exposures have been reported. the invasion trigger the largest refugee crisis in europe since the second world war, almost 6 million ukrainians have fled the country. more than half of those who have left are now in poland where local people are providing accommodation, food and other support. the population of warsaw is nearly a 20% in just two weeks. the mayor says they can t handle the millions more are expected to come here into poland. we are at capacity,